The skulls and necks of Majungasaurus (top) and Carnotaurus (bottom) compared. From Méndez, 2012 Carnotaurus was a weirdo. Not only did this 26-foot predator of Argentina’s Late Cretaceous have ...

The skeleton of Carnotaurus at the Chlupáč Museum in Prague Image from Wikimedia Commons Tyrannosaurus gets a lot of guff for having relatively small, two-fingered hands, but that isn’t really fair.

Carnotaurus ’ hide—as demonstrated by fossilized skin impressions—was covered in small scales with a smattering of bony lumps called “osteoderms” tossed in for good measure. 9. It’s Related to an ...